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What are your "must-have" tools and gadgets for the studio?

I'm sure we all have neat tools and gadgets that we consider must-haves in the day-to-day studio environment: tape, pencils, mace, etc. But, here is one that I think should be at the top of the list. A classic "Mechanics Finger", as my grandpa would have called it.

Same as Lynn's, but also fruit, vegetables, granola, good water, Glock 19 for personal protection outside, Remington 870 for personal protection inside, a good set of ear-muffs for moving drums mics when the drummer won't stop playing or re-aiming e/gtr mics when the e/gtr player does not know you are down in front of the speaker cab and about 6" away...

Believe it or not, I take my own QWERTY keyboard and track ball mouse to all my sessions now. There are lots of mice I find challenging and lots of keyboards with layers of other people's grime on them. I prefer not to have the distraction of dealing with uncooperative mice or dirty (sometimes filthy) keyboards.

When I did this, nicotine gum...if the time was booked with all non-smokers it could be an eternity between breaks... funny how drinkers are still accepted though (not starting a debate, just what I did)

Wow, I haven't seen a "Mechanic's Fingers" since I lived at home with my parents ...which, unlike many audio engineers, was not in the last 10 days; we're talking early 1970s...and, now that I think of it, that was the same tool my Dad acquired in the mid-1960s. Yeah, those things are invaluable! They still make em?